Why do people call you babe? Do they not know you are a man? I know you are a man, Aladdin, and you are a fine young man.
Aladdinβs splutters, previously indignant, stopped completely. Without an outlet for the sudden stress, Aladdinβs body began to sweat. Heavily.
βUhh,β he said, and rubbed the back of his neck.Β βItβs, ah, an, um, you know, a term ofβ¦ endearment. Like, uhβ¦ like a nickname.β













